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Hedgehog
JE 30742 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Blue Faience
Size: Height 5.3 cm; Length 7 cm
Location: Western Thebes
Period: Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC)
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The Hedgehog was one of many animals modeled by ancient
Egyptian craftsmen. With this piece, the artist has
fairly well respected the natural form of the
animal.
The hedgehog appears in bas-reliefs in Old
Kingdom tombs as a decoration on the prows of ships
or as free-standing clay sculptures. The shape of the
hedgehog was also used in the production of animal
shaped vases, particularly some intended to hold oil or
perfume during the Greco-Roman
period. Such items were mostly found at Naukratis.
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